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chainctl images overlays create

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chainctl images overlays create

Create a Custom Assembly overlay.

Synopsis

Create a Custom Assembly overlay under an organization or folder.

Pass the overlay configuration either as repeated –package flags, or as a YAML file with –file in the same shape that “chainctl images repos build apply” accepts. Creating an overlay does not change any image; attach it to a repo with “chainctl images overlays attach”.

chainctl images overlays create <NAME> [flags]

Examples

  # Create an overlay from packages
  chainctl images overlays create my-overlay --parent my-org --package curl --package jq

  # Create an overlay from a configuration file
  chainctl images overlays create my-overlay --parent my-org -f overlay.yaml

Options

  -f, --file chainctl images repos build   The name of the YAML file containing the overlay configuration, the same shape chainctl images repos build accepts. Takes precedence over --package.
      --package strings                    Package to include (repeatable).
      --parent string                      Parent group name or UIDP under which to create the overlay.

Options inherited from parent commands

      --api string         The url of the Chainguard platform API. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev")
      --audience string    The Chainguard token audience to request. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev")
      --config string      A specific chainctl config file. Uses CHAINCTL_CONFIG environment variable if a file is not passed explicitly.
      --console string     The url of the Chainguard platform Console. (default "https://console.chainguard.dev")
      --force-color        Force color output even when stdout is not a TTY.
  -h, --help               Help for chainctl
      --issuer string      The url of the Chainguard STS endpoint. (default "https://issuer.enforce.dev")
      --log-level string   Set the log level (debug, info) (default "ERROR")
  -o, --output string      Output format. One of: [csv, env, go-template, id, json, markdown, none, table, terse, tree, wide]
  -v, --v int              Set the log verbosity level.

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Last updated: 2026-09-29 17:51